M4.0 earthquake 42 km S of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 42 km S of Lithakiá, Greece on Mon, May 11, 1981, 2:53 AM GMT+3 (23:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 45 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-10 23:53:36 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.333° N, 20.803° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.645 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16565 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.837 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16565 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.244 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16565 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.145 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16564 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.563 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 16550 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.943 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 16549 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.654 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 16545 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.30 km W of Mouzaki, Greece · 16530 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.946 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.846 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.536 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16526 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.639 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.5Ionian Sea · 16522 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.247 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.843 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.940 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.058 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.453 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.747 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16522 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.155 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16521 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.646 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16520 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.047 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16518 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.457 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 16518 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dmd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC.